Police: Watertown man rammed wifes car off the road

City police arrested a Watertown man after he allegedly rammed his wifes car off the road with a pickup truck Sunday night in the 700 block of Gotham Street.

A 4-year-old boy also was riding in the victims vehicle, but nobody was injured, police said.

Edward M. Hayden Jr., 33, of 27003 Route 3, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, second-degree criminal mischief, second-degree reckless endangerment, failure to keep right and following a motor vehicle too closely.

He is accused of chasing his wife, Jessica R., 36, same address, in his pickup truck following a domestic incident and ramming her car repeatedly while they were driving north on Gotham Street about 8:35 p.m. Sunday. She was forced off the road at Gotham Street and Flower Avenue East and crashed through a fence of a Flower Avenue East property but managed to narrowly avoid hitting a tree, police said.

The accident caused approximately $5,000 in damage to Mrs. Haydens vehicle, according to court documents.

Mr. Hayden was held at the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building pending arraignment Monday in Watertown City Court.

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